New Year Honours 2015
Leslie Roy Paterson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Scout Leader
“Scout Leader, 1st Maryculter Scouts. For services to the Scouting Movement and to the community in Maryculter, Aberdeen.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
Scout Leader, 1st Maryculter Scouts. For services to the Scouting Movement and to the community in Maryculter, Aberdeen.
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Scout Leader
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- Aberdeen
“Scout Leader, 1st Maryculter Scouts. For services to the Scouting Movement and to the community in Maryculter, Aberdeen.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Scout Leader, 1st Maryculter Scouts. For services to the Scouting Movement and to the community in Maryculter, Aberdeen.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
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Leslie Roy Paterson
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Scout Leader, 1st Maryculter Scouts. For services to the Scouting Movement and to the community in Maryculter, Aberdeen.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 315 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Scout Leader.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Orkney
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Gabrielle Logan
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Moira Chrystal
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Charles Entwisle
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Simon Wootton
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Rayleigh, Essex
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David Workman
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Ballynahinch, County Down
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Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
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Michael West
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Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
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Ruth Verner
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Antrim, County Antrim
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Christine Wheatley
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
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Darren Ward
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Olney, Buckinghamshire
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John Turner
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
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Nicholas Ward
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Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
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Donald Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 1 January 2015.
Location (Aberdeen) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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